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IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 13-15

Record Id:
041-002558795
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
036-000227427
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100022524586.0x000001
LARK:
SLARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100024189854.0x000019
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 13-15
Title:
Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and John Beaumont and William Lewis, his assistants, to James Morley, East India Company Resident at Bushire, and his assistant, George Green
Scope & Content:

The letter dicusses preparations for the forthcoming expedition against the Island of Carrack [Kharg], including:

  • the appointment to the expedition of William Lewis and George Abraham as commissary and deputy respectively;
  • the deployment of the gunner and sepoys at Bushire;
  • the reduction of stock at Bushire in case of attack.

The letter is cover for another to the commanders of the expedition, a copy of which is included.

Enclosed letter (dated 2 May 1768): To Captains Charles Elphinstone and Lawrence Nilson, Commanders in Chief of the Hon'ble Company's Marine and Military in the Gulph of Persia. Orders to make an attack on the Island of Carrack [Kharg], including details about what to do with loot, captives, and Mīr Muhanna should he be captured, as well as funding and intelligence. Also discussed is what to expect in the way of assistance from the Caun [Karim Khan] and the Sheiks [Sheikhs] of Bushire and Bahreen [Bahrain].

The enclosed letter is certified as a true copy by the signature of William Digges Latouche, secretary at Basra.

Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000227427
037-000227428
038-000227429
040-000227430
041-002558795
Is part of:
IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/1 : Political Residency, Bushire
IOR/R/15/1/1-118 : Political Residency, Bushire: letters received and sent
IOR/R/15/1/1-5 : Letters Sent and Received by the Bushire Residency
IOR/R/15/1/1 : Vol 1 Letters inward and outward

 

IOR/R/15/1/1, ff 13-15 : Letter from Henry Moore, East India Company Agent at Bussora [Basra], and John Beaumont and William Lewis, his assistants,…
Hierarchy:
032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0001]/036-000227427[0001]/037-000227428[0001]/038-000227429[0001]/040-000227430[0023]/041-002558795
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
Record Type (Level):
Item
Extent:

3 folios

Digitised Content:
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000159.0x0003b5
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Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1768
End Date:
1768
Date Range:
2 May 1768
Era:
CE
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